Out Democrat Mondaire Jones on Republican opponent's blackface scandal: He knew what he was doing
Jones, a Black gay man, is running for Congress against Mike Lawler, who wore blackface for a Michael Jackson costume in 2006.
Mondaire Jones weighs in for first time on NY Rep. Mike Lawler's blackface controversy
For the first time since the blackface controversy for New York Congressman Mike Lawler surfaced, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming election offered his thoughts on the matter.
Ex-NY Rep. Mondaire Jones apologizes to Gov. Kathy Hochul for ‘little bitch’ remark
Ex-New York Congressman Mondaire Jones apologized to Kathy Hochul after saying he didn’t want a “little bitch” as New York governor. “I want my Democratic governor of New York to be a political animal — I want them to maximize Democratic power,” Jones told The New Yorker in a piece published Wednesday.
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler claims blackface costume was an ‘homage’ to Michael Jackson
The House Republican from New York apologized for wearing blackface in a newly revealed college photo — before suggesting that what he did wasn’t truly blackface at all.
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler sorry for wearing blackface Michael Jackson costume
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler says he’s sorry for wearing blackface as part of a Michael Jackson costume when he was in college nearly two decades ago. The first-term Westchester lawmaker, who’s locked in a tight reelection fight,
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Gay Democrat responds after pictures emerge of his Republican opponent in blackface
Gay Democrat Mondaire Jones has responded after photos surfaced of his Republican opponent, Mike Lawler, doing blackface.
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Mike Lawler leads Mondaire Jones by 1 point in first public poll in NY-17 House race
The race between GOP Rep. Mike Lawler and former Rep. Mondaire Jones appears very tight with Lawler ahead by 1 point in the ...
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Mondaire Jones Implies Hochul Is ‘Little Bitch’ Before Apologizing
The former congressman, now vying for his old seat, cast blame on state leadership for New York Democrats’ poor electoral ...
Ex-Rep. Mondaire Jones backed radical border policies before changing tune for NY comeback bid, GOP foe says
The border crisis is emerging as a hot issue for the House seat in the Hudson Valley’s 17th District, and Dem ex-Congressman ...
Mondaire Jones talks Israel aid, abortion, immigration in lohud interview for NY-17 race
Former Rep. Mondaire Jones fields questions on abortion, inflation and other key topics in a lohud interview for his race ...
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Why the Working Families Party is campaigning against itself to save Mondaire Jones
In a competitive Hudson Valley district, the left-leaning party worries a Republican spoiler candidate will tip the race for ...
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Mondaire Jones’ allies make last-ditch bid to knock ‘spoiler’ lefty candidate off NY ballot in race against GOP Rep. Mike Lawler
Allies of former Congressman Mondaire Jones issued a lawsuit in an 11th hour bid to knock off a candidate running on the Working Families Party ticket. John Meore/The Journal News / US ...
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Democrat Mondaire Jones announces nearly $3M fundraising haul in NY House race
Former Rep. Mondaire Jones’s (D-N.Y.) campaign announced Thursday that the candidate had raked in $2.9 million in the third quarter of fundraising this year, a number that was first shared with ...